Tanco Holdings Bhd (XKLS:2429) Beneish M-Score: -2.17 (As of Jun. 26, 2026)


XKLS:2429 Tanco Holdings Bhd XKLS:2429
29 GF Score
Price RM0.14
GF Value RM0.59
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score?

Tanco Holdings Bhd XKLS:2429 29 Beneish M-Score is -2.17 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates XKLS:2429 with a GF Score™ of 29/100 and a GF Value™ of RM0.59 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,682 Real Estate companies, Tanco Holdings Bhd ranks worse than 61.36% on this metric.

The zones of discrimination for M-Score is as such:

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.
An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Good Sign:

Beneish M-Score -2.17 no higher than -1.78, which implies that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

The historical rank and industry rank for Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score or its related term are showing as below:

XKLS:2429' s Beneish M-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -3.84   Med: -2.16   Max: 16.16
Current: -2.17

During the past 13 years, the highest Beneish M-Score of Tanco Holdings Bhd was 16.16. The lowest was -3.84. And the median was -2.16.


Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Chart

Tanco Holdings Bhd Annual Data
Trend Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Jun23 Jun24 Jun25
Beneish M-Score
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -3.44 0.64 3.62 -1.25 -2.70

Tanco Holdings Bhd Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Beneish M-Score Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -2.00 -2.70 -2.26 -2.40 -2.17

Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Competitor Comparison

For the Real Estate - Diversified subindustry, Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Beneish M-Score data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score vs Real Estate Industry

For the Real Estate industry and Real Estate sector, Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score falls into.


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Tanco Holdings Bhd Beneish M-Score Calculation

The M-score was created by Professor Messod Beneish. Instead of measuring the bankruptcy risk (Altman Z-Score) or business trend (Piotroski F-Score), M-score can be used to detect the risk of earnings manipulation. This is the original research paper on M-score.

The M-Score Variables:

The M-score of Tanco Holdings Bhd for today is based on a combination of the following eight different indices:

M=-4.84+0.92 * DSRI+0.528 * GMI+0.404 * AQI+0.892 * SGI+0.115 * DEPI
=-4.84+0.92 * 1.2097+0.528 * 0.9097+0.404 * 0.9827+0.892 * 0.8946+0.115 * 1
-0.172 * SGAI+4.679 * TATA-0.327 * LVGI
-0.172 * 1.0053+4.679 * 0.05886-0.327 * 1.0117
=-2.17

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

This Year (Mar26) TTM:Last Year (Mar25) TTM:
Total Receivables was RM96.2 Mil.
Revenue was 35.343 + 37.142 + 49.566 + 32.44 = RM154.5 Mil.
Gross Profit was 4.505 + 5.951 + 6.225 + 10.892 = RM27.6 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM164.6 Mil.
Total Assets was RM541.0 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM149.5 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM25.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM99.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM50.5 Mil.
Net Income was 0.119 + 1.486 + 2.643 + 4.855 = RM9.1 Mil.
Non Operating Income was 0 + 0 + 0 + 0 = RM0.0 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -7.09 + 0.161 + -17.269 + 1.455 = RM-22.7 Mil.
Total Receivables was RM88.9 Mil.
Revenue was 38.854 + 37.531 + 19.636 + 76.672 = RM172.7 Mil.
Gross Profit was 7.035 + 7.96 + 5.236 + 7.808 = RM28.0 Mil.
Total Current Assets was RM149.2 Mil.
Total Assets was RM489.2 Mil.
Property, Plant and Equipment(Net PPE) was RM131.2 Mil.
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization(DDA) was RM0.0 Mil.
Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) was RM27.8 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was RM96.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was RM37.6 Mil.




1. DSRI = Days Sales in Receivables Index

Measured as the ratio of Revenue in Total Receivables in year t to year t-1.

A large increase in DSR could be indicative of revenue inflation.

DSRI=(Receivables_t / Revenue_t) / (Receivables_t-1 / Revenue_t-1)
=(96.185 / 154.491) / (88.881 / 172.693)
=0.622593 / 0.514676
=1.2097

2. GMI = Gross Margin Index

Measured as the ratio of gross margin in year t-1 to gross margin in year t.

Gross margin has deteriorated when this index is above 1. A firm with poorer prospects is more likely to manipulate earnings.

GMI=GrossMargin_t-1 / GrossMargin_t
=(GrossProfit_t-1 / Revenue_t-1) / (GrossProfit_t / Revenue_t)
=(28.039 / 172.693) / (27.573 / 154.491)
=0.162363 / 0.178476
=0.9097

3. AQI = Asset Quality Index

AQI is the ratio of asset quality in year t to year t-1.

Asset quality is measured as the ratio of non-current assets other than Property, Plant and Equipment to Total Assets.

AQI=(1 - (CurrentAssets_t + PPE_t) / TotalAssets_t) / (1 - (CurrentAssets_t-1 + PPE_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=(1 - (164.581 + 149.519) / 541.043) / (1 - (149.187 + 131.182) / 489.175)
=0.419455 / 0.426853
=0.9827

4. SGI = Sales Growth Index

Ratio of Revenue in year t to sales in year t-1.

Sales growth is not itself a measure of manipulation. However, growth companies are likely to find themselves under pressure to manipulate in order to keep up appearances.

SGI=Sales_t / Sales_t-1
=Revenue_t / Revenue_t-1
=154.491 / 172.693
=0.8946

5. DEPI = Depreciation Index

Measured as the ratio of the rate of Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization in year t-1 to the corresponding rate in year t.

DEPI greater than 1 indicates that assets are being depreciated at a slower rate. This suggests that the firm might be revising useful asset life assumptions upwards, or adopting a new method that is income friendly.

DEPI=(Depreciation_t-1 / (Depreciaton_t-1 + PPE_t-1)) / (Depreciation_t / (Depreciaton_t + PPE_t))
=(0 / (0 + 131.182)) / (0 / (0 + 149.519))
=0 / 0
=1

Note: If the Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization data is not available, we assume that the depreciation rate is constant and set the Depreciation Index to 1.

6. SGAI = Sales, General and Administrative expenses Index

The ratio of Selling, General, & Admin. Expense(SGA) to Sales in year t relative to year t-1.

SGA expenses index > 1 means that the company is becoming less efficient in generate sales.

SGAI=(SGA_t / Sales_t) / (SGA_t-1 /Sales_t-1)
=(25.044 / 154.491) / (27.847 / 172.693)
=0.162107 / 0.161251
=1.0053

7. LVGI = Leverage Index

The ratio of total debt to Total Assets in year t relative to yeat t-1.

An LVGI > 1 indicates an increase in leverage

LVGI=((LTD_t + CurrentLiabilities_t) / TotalAssets_t) / ((LTD_t-1 + CurrentLiabilities_t-1) / TotalAssets_t-1)
=((50.495 + 99.769) / 541.043) / ((37.572 + 96.718) / 489.175)
=0.27773 / 0.274523
=1.0117

8. TATA = Total Accruals to Total Assets

Total accruals calculated as the change in working capital accounts other than cash less depreciation.

TATA=(IncomefromContinuingOperations_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(NetIncome_t - NonOperatingIncome_t - CashFlowsfromOperations_t) / TotalAssets_t
=(9.103 - 0 - -22.743) / 541.043
=0.05886

An M-Score of equal or less than -1.78 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator. An M-Score of greater than -1.78 signals that the company is likely to be a manipulator.

Tanco Holdings Bhd has a M-score of -2.17 suggests that the company is unlikely to be a manipulator.

Frequently Asked Questions Learn more about Beneish M-Score →
What does a Beneish M-Score of -2.17 mean?
Tanco Holdings Bhd (XKLS:2429) has a Beneish M-Score of -2.17 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tanco Holdings Bhd and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Tanco Holdings Bhd ranks #1032 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, placing it in the top 61.4%.
Is Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score too high?
Tanco Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.17. Based on the distribution chart, Tanco Holdings Bhd ranks #1032 out of 1682 companies in the Real Estate industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Tanco Holdings Bhd has a GF Score™ of 29/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Tanco Holdings Bhd's Beneish M-Score compare to competitors?
According to the Real Estate industry distribution chart, Tanco Holdings Bhd ranks #1032 out of 1682 companies for Beneish M-Score. This places Tanco Holdings Bhd in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Beneish M-Score for a Real Estate company?
A good Beneish M-Score depends on the Real Estate industry context. However, Beneish M-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Beneish M-Score mean?
A high Beneish M-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Beneish M-score measures the likelihood of earnings manipulation. View historical data on Tanco Holdings Bhd and its competitors. Tanco Holdings Bhd's current Beneish M-Score is -2.17. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Tanco Holdings Bhd stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tanco Holdings Bhd (XKLS:2429) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is RM0.59, compared to a current price of RM0.14 — trading 77.1% below its estimated fair value. The current Beneish M-Score is -2.17. Tanco Holdings Bhd's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 3 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Beneish M-Score calculated?
Beneish M-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Tanco Holdings Bhd (XKLS:2429), the current Beneish M-Score is -2.17 as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Tanco Holdings Bhd (XKLS:2429) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Tanco Holdings Bhd stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of RM0.14 is trading 77.1% below its estimated GF Value™ of RM0.59. GuruFocus considers Tanco Holdings Bhd to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for XKLS:2429:

  • Beneish M-Score: -2.17
  • GF Value™: RM0.59 vs. price of RM0.14 (77.1% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 29/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the XKLS:2429 stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Tanco Holdings Bhd Business Description

Address No. 1, Jalan Bandar 1, Pusat Bandar Puchong, Puchong, SGR, MYS, 47160
Tanco Holdings Bhd is a Malaysia-based investment holding company that engages in the provision of management services. Along with its subsidiaries, it operates in various business sectors such as property development, property financing, construction and building materials, ports, industrial parks, and pharmaceuticals, among others. The company's business segments include Property development/management, Resorts and club operation/management, Construction and installation, Investment holding, and Business consulting services. Maximum revenue is derived from its Construction and installation segment.
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